New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-16
At WORK IN THE ARMORIES'
.,r,,,ppy AND INFANTRY DRILLS.


.rcrpr1oNs TO FRIENDS OF NA1loNAL YUAN" Wv
CARNATIONS.
49, ,t,on NJ the first platoon OF the "a
go. n,ace in the adjoining arhor'es Vi '"0
$500 and Of the 18th Regiment, WHICH "ei1 Nv Tn
49,. ~. tor the occasion, iast lueso"! oNoH"e' ~
nm s.rr promptly at $50 p m andincuoeu o.cNi
urn 80, school Of the platoon with mechahicai
!" ~. IN loading and firing with blank cartridges
""n -, lieutenant David Wilson's pracucai
aiiu ton or firing with diminished numpera
Th drill was perfect and the snap Anu
rec,sion with which all the movements were eAeo"'0
sd forth several outbursts OF applause from inc IN"
,norous spectators present and the wedeserved en-
oomms Of the many officers Of the Army and Navy ana
National Guard who witnessed Them Among teso "oio
pdd,erGeneral Louis Fitzgerald Colonel Barber ana
Motor McKm OF the First Brigade; Majors wallace D.
Randolph and Sanger, from Governors lsiaho' Cap",
perdinapd p Earle and Iieuenann Pasco ana nr"eA'
low. Of the Battery; Captains Murphy Burns, Aspn
wall. Kirby, Boylan. Brady. McCauley ana haSkoi'
n, the 10Th Regiment; LioutenahtColonei IhoinaS
u pna and Captau Swift of the 9th Regiment; Captain
Iu Wendell and Lieutenant Grths. OF the lst ba''cyi
Ad;,tant George w. Rand Of the 9TH Regiment anu
representatives from every National duaru .,
in the city, About 600 guests were eh.er'nou =, wv
MANNERS of tho first platoon III 'ne ho'p'a1,o
n,.r for which they are noted Dancing pegan AZ ~
,'N Iieutcnant Wilson and the wife OF
s.rosant Mcconnell leading the grand march,
Sergeant Sherry, with a corps OF able asslstants'
attended to the and Sergeant Mcconnell and another
SQUAD the reception Of the guests Inc anar
was well managed and reflects credit upon the entire or
eanization The members OF Calling gun detachment
from Paterson, n j. commanded by Lieutenant ODorsN'
were the guests OF the platoon and cordially enter
tanned $3.50
II has been noted by Colonel Cavanagh, OF the Goth
Regiment, that much may he learned In many caScs
by those receiving instructions in regard TO company
movements in observing the drill OF Others Us
Ha hQl
ranged that companies Of his regiment drilling
in thu school of the soldier shall have opportunity In
the intervals to how other companies are
getting on ia the school Of the company He mas ordereu
that Companies c. D. A, and f be Instructed ana ex-
crcised in the school OF the company from 8 until
O'Clock and in the school OF the soldier including the
rngs and instruction in the ceremonies OF dressparade
and inspection and muster, from until III O'CLOCK on
their regular drill nights and that Companies h. L. b.
and be drilled in the school OF the
soldier and the ceremonies mentioned from 3
ill o o'clock and in the school Of the company
from until 10 O'Clock on their regular drill nights Com
NAMES TO receive instruction In the school OF the soer
Gre formed on the seventhst the armory facing
north and are frequently faced and their attention
directed TO the movements OF the other companies drill
ing in the 9NG OF iSe be %e o the adD by
andnts of companies each night after dismissal ia Fe
ruary for the trials of such absentees Attendance at
these drills is required under the inter
rSaPs 81 given he in Nj Military code requiring
that in addition to the five compulsory Parades ana drills
ing absence which viii subject the absentee to the
action and fines of delinquency court BEFORE admitting
members participate in company drills the command
Of companies have been directed TO npart carcn
srds of dns1shed officer OF the Unted states
Army Colonel Cavanaghi IN an order diiectng hese di
thirty pages the tactics of more value to the enlisted
man than all the other schools combined -, -.
One the peasantest military anals OF the season was
the joint entertainment and recep ION given Al Inc Lex
l.. h,
Captain Wright d. GOss OF the list REGIMENT After en-
!.fhes Chimes of Normandy" by the New-York Church
Choir Amateur Opera Company he numerous guests U
until late hour Great credit is due to Captains Goss
and Barry and to Lieutenant A. H. Dressed chairman
OF the Executive Committee. for the thorough prepare
tions made for and the admirable manner In
which they carried out There were many promi
The annual games OF the 22d Regiment, National
Guard, which will take place at the arrn0ry ON next sat
uriay evening, promise to be interesting. Malcolm W.
Ford the champion athlete, Is to give exhibitions IN
Standing broad jumps Lange and Murray. the champion
pedestrians, Will compete in walking match several
First Lieutenant James Thorne Harper was unanimous
y ssSsd esan Of aes %a
Colonel Clark presided at the election The announce
asm by hundred members Of the company present.
Captain Harper enlisted in Company on November u
November o. 1885, second saisnaps on February a ~.
1882. and first lieutenant on January TO- iss4 s I,se
from the ranks has been rapid but his p1nouoh mas
been well deserved He is careful Painstaking soldier;
PoOdd
easily position it has won in the National ard
Captain Harper is member OF inc him %, 'TP ss
been appointed first sergeant Of Company In place OF
George W. Chauncey. hOnoraby discharged Corporal
Franx l. Landon has been nominated Tor sergeant IN
place of DuVal. promoted, and f. Denison has been
Board of Exanination ordered at the Of
fee of the Albany tomorrow at p
70 eHamne no b the orsTed before it. The following
l. the detail for the Board: Br1gadleI-''chciai fl
schaefer Isspector- General BrigaderGenera Peter G.
Doye Fourth Brigade Colonel George d. Scott SIN kegl-
Inent Colonel Charles L. Fincke, 23d Regiment Major
General George " Wngatc, in taking the chair at the
annual meeting Of the National e em saa he
association never in better Iecuniary condition a,
hi, time Of the year ni ne Of removing the
rife range from reedmoor TO spot more readily ac-
sme"n Of money and how TO raise Is dicult problem
for the new Board of Directors. The following were
Masr / g Bel. Major George L. Fox Major Edward
Duffy each for term OF three years. ana Ccohei ,hai'es
1t Is oiciay announced by Adjutant General Porter
that the following new officers OF the Natohal ouaru
have been commissioned:
general With the rank colonel from November
81 sh iS s rank or %.o r. ira aass
sI ssSSi
ssyenth regiment NosOitt. nrSt lieutenant with
Iigh lI ResineHt- Alexander T. Mason captain. with
November IL 1856 Henry l. Cammanr hrs neu
g nn,n az. inst lieutenant with November H.
1886 IiaughwOut Howe, FIRST lieutenant WIN rank rom
n rank ipo@ November 80 j T. 1856
Ninth Iegiment-Char r. KohlbeTger first lieutenant
with rank from october 90 1856 Dana b. Pratt quarter
master with rank OF first lieutenant from November H.
lssG
Eleventh Regment-AIhur T. schumann, first lieutenant
ank from october 20. 1856. - .. .,
twenty second nathaniel Thurston capt ln
with rank from 20 1886; William N Bayier,
second from November ~ 1886 Els
worth r. DC Bow second lieutenant with rank from Noye.
ber 1856; Walter d. Haws second lieutenant win rank
from December 20 1sSG.
Thirty second Regmen-JOhn j. Klein captain Win rank
from October 20 1886 -.
sky ninth Regment-Patrck J. Morgan, captain. with
rank nom October 30 1886.
Seventy first RegmeDtCharles b. Stone, second neuten-
ant, with rank from November u, 1856.
fourth Northumberland Cottle second lieu
tenant, with rank from october 10. 1886
Third Separate Company Benjamin A. Church asslstan
fgeoD with the OF rs lieutenant from Ma b. 1885,